Apple Moving Toward Release of Logic Pro X?

MacRumors · Sep 7, 2011, 02:50 PM

Japanese site Macotakara reports that Apple may be finishing up work on a new version of its Logic professional audio software, with the new version being named Logic Pro X. According to a rough English translation provided alongside the original Japanese-language report, a source familiar with the status of the project appears to report that the news comes from a source involved in a "customer interview" with Apple's Logic team.

The report indicates that Apple will be discontinuing the Soundtrack Pro component of Logic Studio with the update, which would mirror the move taken with the release of Final Cut Pro X earlier this year. Soundtrack Pro 3 had been offered with both Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio, but is no longer included as part of the Final Cut Pro X application set.

As far as other Logic Studio components, Logic Pro X is also said to fold some of the existing production tools such as WaveBurner directly into the core Logic Pro application. MainStage, Apple's software for bringing virtual instruments and effects to live performances, is reportedly set to be spun out as a separate standalone application.

The report does not specify how Apple plans to distribute Logic Pro X, although it seems reasonable to assume that it would be a Mac App Store release like Final Cut Pro X. MainStage would likely also be offered via the Mac App Store much as Motion and Compressor are offered separately from Final Cut Pro.

No rumored release date for Logic Pro X is given in the report, with the only concrete detail being that Apple will not be incorporating a GarageBand-style user interface for the revamped application, likely sticking to a more complex interface more appropriate for the professional-level nature of the software.

Apple launched Logic Pro 9 as part of a revamped Logic Studio suite in mid-2009, and brought 64-bit compatibility to the software in early 2010 in the form of Logic Pro 9.1.

Article Link: Apple Moving Toward Release of Logic Pro X?

z3r0 · Sep 7, 2011, 02:56 PM

If true Apple appears to have learned a lesson from the FCP X mess.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacRumors

Apple will not be incorporating a GarageBand-style user interface for the revamped application

FrankieTDouglas · Sep 7, 2011, 02:56 PM

I wonder if it'll receive the same dumbing down as FCP...

allmanbrother · Sep 7, 2011, 02:56 PM

Hopefully this will work out a little better...

CristobalHuet · Sep 7, 2011, 02:57 PM

...and all sound technicians hold their collective breath.

InuNacho · Sep 7, 2011, 02:59 PM

Perhaps if Apple releases Logic Pro X they'll update Final Cut Pro X.

kevkevykev · Sep 7, 2011, 03:03 PM

I am genuinely terrified....

mrlhxc · 03:05 PM

I'm really really waiting to see what they do / don't do with the new Logic release. I'm hopping its not as butchered as Final Cut X. If Apple wants to release parts of it like Compressor as add-ons I'm fine with that. I have Logic 9.1.5 Express and wish i could just spend $50 and buy Compressor now. I just hope Apple doesn't dumb down their "pro" software. Its very very cost effective compared to running a whole AVID setup. I really don't want to have to buy Pro Tools 9 or 10 someday because of the costs. I like how Logic just kinda works. I had to use Pro Tools 8 at a recording session and was blown away at how ugly and non-intuitive features are in it (it does take advantage of dual displays nice). Anyway hoping I still can have a reason to use Macs lol. Way cheaper to build a PC rig and run AVID than dump money into an old Mac Pro......wondering if they will discontinue those things. Oh my.....what if Apple updates it's Mac Pro with the release of Logic Pro X?

Mord · Sep 7, 2011, 03:04 PM

I can't wait

sacredgeometry · Sep 7, 2011, 03:07 PM

I hope apple bring back the features (not the outdated ones) to FCPX and likewise to quicktime, two very valuable tools completely destroyed. I understood the need to rebuild on a new architecture, i just hope that they are going to build back the features which made those softwares great.

Im glad they arent doing anything as drastic to logic not that its my main daw but it would be a great shame.

Merthyrboy · Sep 7, 2011, 03:08 PM

Maybe it'll be released the same time as the iPhone? Very nice to see a rumour about logic and hopefully it won't be too expensive so I might be able to upgrade :P

darthraige · Sep 7, 2011, 03:09 PM

Yea they can do more damage that way.

butterfly0fdoom · Sep 7, 2011, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by z3r0

If true Apple appears to have learned a lesson from the FCP X mess.

I'm actually wondering what Apple could possibly do to Logic to make its interface more Garageband-like than it already is. Both are pretty damn similar already (the only problem I had figuring out Logic after a few years of using Garageband was getting used to different keystrokes). Apple already pulled a Garageband-ification when they added the option to consolidate all the windows and browsers into the main window for Logic 8; the only thing left is changing the color palate of the interface.

bertman · Sep 7, 2011, 03:16 PM

If they lower the price to $299, it'll sell like hotcakes, and I'll be hungry.

jonnysods · Sep 7, 2011, 03:19 PM

Tread carefully boys, tread carefully!

Consultant · Sep 7, 2011, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CristobalHuet

...and all sound technicians hold their collective breath.

Well, it's not like their currently software will stop working.

FCP X is mentioned again and again that it's completely rebuilt, with many features in the pipeline.

Snowcat001 · Sep 7, 2011, 03:20 PM

Great they had Final Cut, now Logic Pro, I hope the next refresh will be Aperture 4 (or X or whatever)!

Gurv · Sep 7, 2011, 03:22 PM

Im a sound tech and im not botherd i dont think logic is that great only the plug ins for instruments ill stick to abelton and pro tools

instabusto · Sep 7, 2011, 03:24 PM

It's funny how much perspective matters:

I was fine with them crippling fcp x and I'm fine to wait 1-2 years for them to add the missing stuff back, because my dabbling in video is mostly experimental and one-man-show stuff.

However, I was/am genuinely horrified of them doing the same with logic, and that would make me cause the same kind of fit that many high-level editors had from fcp x release.

frnak · Sep 7, 2011, 03:25 PM

Get ready for Garageband Pro

ranReloaded · Sep 7, 2011, 03:26 PM

Everyone, buy your copies of the current version while you still can!

Seriously, I haven't used Logic yet but I heard it looks and feels a lot like GarageBand already; I don't think they can't upset as many people as they did with Final Cut X, no matter what they do...

coder12 · Sep 7, 2011, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frnak

Get ready for Garageband Pro

As someone who's not entirely accustomed to Logic Studio yet, I don't think this would be bad!

But the article says it won't share GB's gui, so no worries!

kurosov · Sep 7, 2011, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowcat001

Great they had Final Cut, now Logic Pro, I hope the next refresh will be Aperture 4 (or X or whatever)!

Aperture 4 is what i'm waiting for

musio · Sep 7, 2011, 03:33 PM

Who says it won't be more GarageBand like? There's nothing concrete about that. I'd like it to be simplified as many logic operations are very illogical and convoluted. If we look at osx and FCX, all signed point towards simplified which is no a bad thing. Remember, it's about the easiest way to make music with a feature rich programme.

The article states a customer interview. I hope the 'logic' in this was to ask first and then program rather than finish it and then ask when there is little movement on what could be done!

I hope this isn't just rumour and they release something soon.

MacTheSpoon · Sep 7, 2011, 03:34 PM

Uh oh...I really hope they don't screw it up...

Sep 7, 2011, 02:50 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Moving Toward Release of Logic Pro X? Japanese site Macotakara reports that Apple may be finishing up work on a new version of its Logic professional audio software, with the new version being named Logic Pro X. According to a rough English translation provided alongside the original Japanese-language report, a source familiar with the status of the project appears to report that the news comes from a source involved in a "customer interview" with Apple's Logic team. The report indicates that Apple will be discontinuing the Soundtrack Pro component of Logic Studio with the update, which would mirror the move taken with the release of Final Cut Pro X earlier this year. Soundtrack Pro 3 had been offered with both Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio, but is no longer included as part of the Final Cut Pro X application set. As far as other Logic Studio components, Logic Pro X is also said to fold some of the existing production tools such as WaveBurner directly into the core Logic Pro application. MainStage, Apple's software for bringing virtual instruments and effects to live performances, is reportedly set to be spun out as a separate standalone application. The report does not specify how Apple plans to distribute Logic Pro X, although it seems reasonable to assume that it would be a Mac App Store release like Final Cut Pro X. MainStage would likely also be offered via the Mac App Store much as Motion and Compressor are offered separately from Final Cut Pro. No rumored release date for Logic Pro X is given in the report, with the only concrete detail being that Apple will not be incorporating a GarageBand-style user interface for the revamped application, likely sticking to a more complex interface more appropriate for the professional-level nature of the software. Apple launched Logic Pro 9 as part of a revamped Logic Studio suite in mid-2009, and brought 64-bit compatibility to the software in early 2010 in the form of Logic Pro 9.1. Article Link: Apple Moving Toward Release of Logic Pro X?
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Sep 7, 2011, 03:03 PM	#8
mrlhxc macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2010	I'm really really waiting to see what they do / don't do with the new Logic release. I'm hopping its not as butchered as Final Cut X. If Apple wants to release parts of it like Compressor as add-ons I'm fine with that. I have Logic 9.1.5 Express and wish i could just spend $50 and buy Compressor now. I just hope Apple doesn't dumb down their "pro" software. Its very very cost effective compared to running a whole AVID setup. I really don't want to have to buy Pro Tools 9 or 10 someday because of the costs. I like how Logic just kinda works. I had to use Pro Tools 8 at a recording session and was blown away at how ugly and non-intuitive features are in it (it does take advantage of dual displays nice). Anyway hoping I still can have a reason to use Macs lol. Way cheaper to build a PC rig and run AVID than dump money into an old Mac Pro......wondering if they will discontinue those things. Oh my.....what if Apple updates it's Mac Pro with the release of Logic Pro X? __________________ 13" MBP, 4GB 1066MHz, 250GBHD, nVidia 320m; 1st Gen iTouch 8GB;White iPhone 4 Self-Built Desktop 24" Samsung LCD, Quad Core 2 Duo 2.4 Q6600, 6GB 1066MHz, 500GB, AMD 4850 Last edited by mrlhxc; Sep 7, 2011 at 03:05 PM. Reason: More content.
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Mord macrumors Demi-Goddess Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Old York	I can't wait
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Sep 7, 2011, 03:07 PM	#10
sacredgeometry macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2009	I hope apple bring back the features (not the outdated ones) to FCPX and likewise to quicktime, two very valuable tools completely destroyed. I understood the need to rebuild on a new architecture, i just hope that they are going to build back the features which made those softwares great. Im glad they arent doing anything as drastic to logic not that its my main daw but it would be a great shame. __________________ 17" Unibody MBP 2.9ghz 8gb ram 17" MBP 2.8ghz 4gb ram Mac Pro
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Merthyrboy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008	Maybe it'll be released the same time as the iPhone? Very nice to see a rumour about logic and hopefully it won't be too expensive so I might be able to upgrade :P
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Snowcat001 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Belgium	Great they had Final Cut, now Logic Pro, I hope the next refresh will be Aperture 4 (or X or whatever)!
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Gurv macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2011	Im a sound tech and im not botherd i dont think logic is that great only the plug ins for instruments ill stick to abelton and pro tools
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Sep 7, 2011, 03:24 PM	#19
instabusto macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2009	It's funny how much perspective matters: I was fine with them crippling fcp x and I'm fine to wait 1-2 years for them to add the missing stuff back, because my dabbling in video is mostly experimental and one-man-show stuff. However, I was/am genuinely horrified of them doing the same with logic, and that would make me cause the same kind of fit that many high-level editors had from fcp x release.
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frnak macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2007	Get ready for Garageband Pro __________________ An Apple a day, keeps Microsoft away...
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ranReloaded macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tokyo	Everyone, buy your copies of the current version while you still can! Seriously, I haven't used Logic yet but I heard it looks and feels a lot like GarageBand already; I don't think they can't upset as many people as they did with Final Cut X, no matter what they do...
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Sep 7, 2011, 03:33 PM	#24
musio macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2008	Who says it won't be more GarageBand like? There's nothing concrete about that. I'd like it to be simplified as many logic operations are very illogical and convoluted. If we look at osx and FCX, all signed point towards simplified which is no a bad thing. Remember, it's about the easiest way to make music with a feature rich programme. The article states a customer interview. I hope the 'logic' in this was to ask first and then program rather than finish it and then ask when there is little movement on what could be done! I hope this isn't just rumour and they release something soon.
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MacTheSpoon macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2006	Uh oh...I really hope they don't screw it up...
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